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sl8

(13,786 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 07:40 AM Sep 2020

Barr's Plan to Release Interim Durham Report Violates Protocols James Comey Was Supposedly ...

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Barr’s Plan to Release Interim Durham Report Violates Protocols James Comey Was Supposedly Fired for Breaking: Lawyers

JERRY LAMBE
Sep 12th, 2020, 2:59 pm

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is planning to publicly release an interim report on U.S. Attorney John Durham’s probe on the origins of the Russia investigation before the presidential election, the New York Times reported Friday. Lawyers and former DOJ officials lambasted the plan, noting that departmental protocol specifically prohibits leveraging an ongoing investigation in any way to impact an upcoming election.
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Barr's Plan to Release Interim Durham Report Violates Protocols James Comey Was Supposedly ... (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
this administration shits on any and all protocols spanone Sep 2020 #1
Pretty much . .. Iliyah Sep 2020 #4
Barr is a fool ... GeorgeGist Sep 2020 #2
What legacy? mountain grammy Sep 2020 #5
Beat me to it, mountain grammy. calimary Sep 2020 #12
Barr is essentially saying "Rules for thee, but none for me". Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #3
Kick dalton99a Sep 2020 #6
Glenn Kirschner, Prosecutors do not issue "interim reports." Botany Sep 2020 #7
DOJ releasing lies and half truths just prior to an election is not the definition of Justice KS Toronado Sep 2020 #8
Protocols? We don' need no stinking Protocols! jaxexpat Sep 2020 #9
It ain't gonna work Takket Sep 2020 #10
As with everything else they've done, who's going to stop them? sop Sep 2020 #11
Ok at what point will the varies state bar associations take action? cstanleytech Sep 2020 #13
........EVERY news organization..... Toorich Sep 2020 #14
Simple it goes like speaknow Sep 2020 #15
Barr must be getting one hell of a check from the Trump Organization... johnnyfins Sep 2020 #16

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. Pretty much . ..
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 07:55 AM
Sep 2020

For DNI, DHS, DOJ and other law enforcement agencies to go out of their way falsifying against the opponent of their party in a general election which is being tampered with by any means necessary, tells me that they are losing by a large margin.

They also have no concerns about killing their own base.

These people are totally evil and are power hungry.

Botany

(70,515 posts)
7. Glenn Kirschner, Prosecutors do not issue "interim reports."
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:37 AM
Sep 2020

If Barr issues such a report this should be one more criminal complaint against Bill Barr by the new
A.G. Glenn Kirschner

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Bill Barr tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham with going on a witch hunt - investigating the Trump-Russia investigators - in efforts to undermine the origins of the Russia investigation, notwithstanding the fact that the Mueller Report AND the DOJ Inspector General (IG) Horowitz report AND the Senate Intelligence Committee reports all concluded that the Trump-Russia investigation was properly opened. Barr is looking for a different answer - one that helps Trump and hurts Biden. Hence, the Durham investigation.

One of Durham's top prosecutors, Nora Dannehy, abruptly resigned due to Barr pressuring Durham to issue an interim report PRIOR TO the election. Barr's conduct is dead wrong in two ways: first, prosecutors do not issue reports. In my 30 years as a federal prosecutor, I never once issued a report. Second, nothing should be done by prosecutors within 60 days of a presidential election that could impact public opinion about the candidates. Barr violates all DOJ norms, protocols, traditions and ethical standards by pressuring Durham to issue an interim report so close to the election.


KS Toronado

(17,252 posts)
8. DOJ releasing lies and half truths just prior to an election is not the definition of Justice
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:55 AM
Sep 2020

The repugs are cheating everywhere they can think of to win this election. We have no idea
how deep their schemes go with the Post Office, and with 2/3rds of Democrats voting by mail
this year, we should hand deliver our ballots wherever possible. Remember.....2/3rds of
repugs are voting in person, we can not afford NoDeJoy's games that he was put into a position
to accomplish.

Takket

(21,575 posts)
10. It ain't gonna work
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:06 AM
Sep 2020

No one trusts Barr except the MAGA crowd. If he thinks this pile of bullshit is moving the needle he’s in for a rude awakening.

sop

(10,191 posts)
11. As with everything else they've done, who's going to stop them?
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:12 AM
Sep 2020

Sternly-worded letters from Congress haven't worked.

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
13. Ok at what point will the varies state bar associations take action?
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:24 AM
Sep 2020

How many fucking things will they allow Barr to get away with?

Toorich

(391 posts)
14. ........EVERY news organization.....
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:36 AM
Sep 2020

.....Every reporter, editor, every TV network should IGNORE that bullshit " Oct surprise."

speaknow

(321 posts)
15. Simple it goes like
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:38 AM
Sep 2020

this. Rule's and law don't apply to
repubs. That's why the Dems sit back
and boohoo! Durham stayed way beyond
his time, milking the cash.
Why don't the Dem's call for a hearing
before the release? Sometimes you can't
always react you have to go first.

johnnyfins

(823 posts)
16. Barr must be getting one hell of a check from the Trump Organization...
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:42 AM
Sep 2020

after he gets out of prison, of course.

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